Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Oslo Spring 2020 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Oslo's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Oslo Spring 2020 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,000 Graduates raise over $1.75BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Oslo, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
The Oslo program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Dimitris Polychronopoulos (Director of Tauck), Faraaz Ali (Operations Engineer at Nielsen & Chief Empowerment Officer), and Renata Pereira (Vice President Business Development at NOV).
In addition, some of Oslo's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Oslo Founder Institute includes:
- Alicia Partee: Founder/CEO, Generation Mobility AS
- Andrew Osipov: Founder & CEO, Visual Craft
- Angela Holter: Founding Partner and Investor, WIN Ventures
- Ashish Sahu: Founder, SeeTech Consulting
- Asle Skola: Advokat - Attorny at law, Advokatfirmaet Frøysaa & Bjørkgårad AS
- Axel Naustdal Cooper: Senioradvokat, Kluge
- Belawal Khan: Investment Analyst, Whereby
- Bruno Pešec: Independent Expert, Pešec Global
- Chander Shekher Joshi: Innovation Consultant , TCS
- Charlotte Aschim: CEO and Co-Founder, TotalCtrl
- Didrik Egge Martens: Founder & CEO, BizBot
- Evita Nedzvecka: Head of Representative office in Norway, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
- Finn Erling Røgenæs: Director & Owner, Implement Consulting Group
- George Guerra: Founder, ProfitableClients.com
- Heidi Huse Myrmo: CEO/Founder, Allva AS
- Ingrid Emma Jacobsen: CEO and Co-Founder, Oslo Unbranded AS
- Iva Matasic: CEO, Paramount PropTech
- Ivana Milojevic: CEO, FASTIDIOUS INC
- Ivar Lyngve: Founder, INNSAEI
- Jason Bayne: Managing Partner, Surf Consult AS
- Jimmy Westerheim: Founder , The Human Aspect
- Jørn Lein Mathisen: Managing Director / Founder, Business Angels Norway / Oslo International Hub
- Jose Manuel Redondo Lopera: Business Designer, Computas
- Kai Roer: CEO, CLTRe - a KnowBe4 Company
- Kathra Saba: Co- Founder, Generation M-Obility AS
- Kaye Hope: CCO, Farmable
- Kenneth Winther: Founder & CEO, Moonwalk
- Khagendra Koirala: Marketing Manager , Life Science Team AS
- Khalid Abbas: Founder, Trainer, Technologist, Kzetta Technologies AB
- Kjersti Lerkerød: Senior Lawyer, Kluge Advokatfirma AS
- Laverne Wyatt: Miss, In Living Colour- Media that Empowers
- Linh Nguyen: HR Manager, Escalon Services
- Marius Frederiksen: CEO & Founder, Concepts of Norway AS
- Miguel Silva: Founder and CEO, Visualyst
- Natalie Pilling: CEO, EL Passion
- Nicolay Jernberg: CEO, TBWA
- Paal Leveraas: Coach, writer, entrepreneur, LEVERAAS AS
- Pål Taule Brentebråten: UX-Designer, Developer, Solidsquare
- Piotr Pluta: CEO, Human Factors AS
- Raja Skogland: Founder / CEO, Grundr
- Renata Pereira: Oil & Gas Executive, Angel Investor, Mentor, Founder Institute
- Rhonda Moore: HR Director, Barclays Center
- Rita Anson: Project Management, Oslo International Hub and Business Angels Norway
- Rune Elvrum: Partner, Xplorico AS
- Simen Fure Jørgensen: Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder, Otovo
- Stefan Eklund: Founder, CEO, Coinno
- Svein Magnus Sørensen: Managing Architect, Netcompany
- Urte Sniaukstaite: CEO & co-founder , CodeAndGo
- Walaa Abuelmagd: Chief Marketing Officer, Generation Mobility AS
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Oslo to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Oslo Spring 2020 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
